The British High Court has ruled that Sky, Everything Everywhere, TalkTalk, O2 and Virgin Media, nearly every UK-based ISP, must block access to The Pirate Bay. The move will strip access by internet users in the UK, to the notorious bit-torrent tracker. The Pirate Bay responded, saying that they are not concerned with yet another court-ordered blockade, and pointed out that there are just too many ways to circumvent such censorship. British ISPs responded, saying that they will comply with the ruling.

This is like closing down entire stores to prevent teens from buying booze... Because in the end they'll just want it more and get it anyway in some other way. One would think they (courts) already learned that lesson but apparently they haven't...

Excellent stuff, a shame so many people try defend TPB, there really isn't anything to defend.

by: RejZoRThis is like closing down entire stores to prevent teens from buying booze...

Except booze is legal to those of a certain age, a game/movie/piece of software uploaded on TPB doesn't work that way. Trying to compare piracy to real life stuff like that is silly, but if people want to go down that road perhaps we should stop policing that stuff because they're just gonna do it anyway right? Silly :(

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v Remind me of that chain of thought when you create something with a huge production cost so I can get it without giving you a cent.

by: ShurakaiExcellent stuff, a shame so many people try defend TPB, there really isn't anything to defend.

Digitizing and going online has given the ability to everyone to access anything at anytime. This has HUGE implications, which I won't get into to. The point is, it's virtually become nearly free for anyone to distribute anything digitally via the internet. Yet people end up paying the same amount, and some question why it is not 'free' already.

Personally, the only time I've used TPB was for no-cd patches, .iso, and keygens for games that I ALREADY leagally own, keygens for when i loose the keys, .iso for damaged discs, no-cd patches... well the name says it.

and a few movies... at the time it was faster to download than to rip them to my computer lol (movies i own)

since i've been buying games via steam, i haven't really had to worry about that much.

by: ShurakaiExcellent stuff, a shame so many people try defend TPB, there really isn't anything to defend.

Except booze is legal to those of a certain age, a game/movie/piece of software uploaded on TPB doesn't work that way. Trying to compare piracy to real life stuff like that is silly, but if people want to go down that road perhaps we should stop policing that stuff because they're just gonna do it anyway right? Silly :(

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v Remind me of that chain of thought when you create something with a huge production cost so I can get it without giving you a cent.

There is no need to defend TPB; they'll find a way like they always do.

by: MillenniumI find this one a bit annoying. I don't use it a lot but it's nice to have that option.

Still, there will be ways around it I'm sure. If you use TOR does it slow down the speeds a lot? Anyone tried it?

I spoke too soon; there is already a way around so no need to worry; click on the link TorrentFreak on the first post of this thread, read on till you see the Pirate Party Reverse Proxy link and click on it, that's it.

by: LaurijanMy service provider in Finland (Elisa) blocks Piratebay too. I use the Mafiaafire Firefox plugin and sometimes TOR browser to get there.

Thanks for the tips!

by: InnocentCriminalI don't care if they block it tbh. I don't think I've ever used the pirate bay.

You miss the point that this is censorship - and censorship always comes with mission creep. You'll soon find lots of things you like being censored too.

by: the54thvoidNor me. TBH, I prefer to buy things, call me old fashioned. But I might give PC games to my dad when i finish playing them. Quick, lock me up.

Don't kid about it, the games companies hate people selling or giving away their used games and are doing everything they can to stop it, what with one time codes etc. They have this unjustified sense of entitlement against it, as if they have a right to be paid again. The first sale doctrine makes it clear that they do not. It's just like Ford demanding a cut of your used car sale. You wouldn't pay them for that, would you?

by: btarunrThe British High Court has ruled that Sky, Everything Everywhere, TalkTalk, O2 and Virgin Media, nearly every UK-based ISP, must block access to The Pirate Bay. The move will strip access by internet users in the UK, to the notorious bit-torrent tracker. The Pirate Bay responded, saying that they are not concerned with yet another court-ordered blockade, and pointed out that there are just too many ways to circumvent such censorship. British ISPs responded, saying that they will comply with the ruling.

The High Court has ruled that British ISPs must block web-browsing citizens from accessing the infamous Pirate Bay. The controversial ruling comes just six months after the European Court of Justice (a superior court) declared that companies like Sky and TalkTalk were protected against injunctions to block, filter or monitor internet traffic for that purpose. Virgin Media told the BBC that it would comply, before sensibly adding that censorship measures like this are ineffective in the long term.

I agree that censorship in any form is bad, but don't believe we should support an entity that believes the hard work of many creative people (whether it is musicians, artists, designers, filmmakers, etc.) should be handed out for free to those who feel entitled to it.